Hypatia of Alexandria

Hypatia in Wikipedia

Hypatia (play /haɪˈpeɪʃə/; Greek: Ὑπατία, Hypatía); born between AD 350 and 370; died March 415) was a Greek[2][3] scholar from Alexandria, Egypt, considered the first notable woman in mathematics[4][5][6], who also taught philosophy and astronomy.[7] She lived in Roman Egypt, and was killed by a Christian mob who accused her of causing religious t...

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Hypatia in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

（Ὑπατία). A mathematician of Alexandria, daughter of Theon , and still more celebrated than her father. She was born about the end of the fourth century. In her studies she applied herself in particular to the philosophy of Plato. Following the example of her master, she resolved to add to her information by travelling; and, having reached Athens, ...

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